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Birth of the British Bobby    by Don Hale
Price: $3.00 USD. 7330 words. Published on July 14, 2011. .

The introduction of early policing measures throughout the UK from industrialist MP Robert Peel and his 'Peeler' to the birth of the British Bobby, Scotland Yard, detectives, and Sherlock Holmes.
South Bank Blue    by Roger Busby
Price: $1.99 USD. 51710 words. Published on January 30, 2012. .

When used car salesman Charlie Gittings takes a lady for a test drive he's swept away for a roller coaster crime ride through the streets of South London. Then there's old time Met detective Mitch Morgan hunting the brutal killer of a girl washed up from the Thames in a case dubbed by the media "the mermaid murder." Down river, a veteran robber is tooling up for one last spectacular job.
The Hammer    by Roger Busby
Price: Free! 5650 words. Published on May 4, 2012. .

There may be no such thing as a free lunch, but here’s a free lunchtime read to whet your appetite. Whether you prefer pie or salad, lunch with The Hammer will leave you satisfied. In another bite-size crime story, Roger Busby reveals the hierarchical power games of London’s Metropolitan Police with devastating effect. The new short story is a must to read.
Grand Union    by Leo Wilkes
Price: $1.49 USD. 73070 words. Published on June 18, 2012. .

Leo Wilkes sees an opportunity to rescue his flagging career as a homicide detective after finding the body of a murdered boy in a London park. However the investigation soon runs into trouble, and when another corpse is dragged from the Grand Union Canal, Leo finds himself following a trail from personal tragedy to a land where English law no longer operates.
The Masked Adversary    by James McCreet
Price: $8.99 USD. 116030 words. Published on October 14, 2012. .

Nothing is quite as it seems in Victorian London. When two strangely horrific bodies are found, the Metrolpolitan Police Commissioner finds he must bend some rules to solve the crimes. Enter ex-detective George Williamson and ally Noah Dyson in a case that is unprecedented in gruesomeness and terror. In a city of a million faces, all men wear masks.